Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 3 December 2021 to Question 84351, on Shipping: Exhaust Emissions, if he will ensure that representatives of maritime trade unions are consulted during the delivery of the aims in those declarations; and if he will outline the departmental structures that he plans to use to deliver those aims.

Trade Unions were consulted in the development of the Department’s Transport Decarbonisation Plan which sets the overarching framework for decarbonising the sector.

The ‘Declaration on Zero Emission Shipping by 2050’ and the ‘Clydebank Declaration for Green Shipping Corridors’ represent the beginning of a multi-year process to decarbonise the international maritime sector and develop green shipping corridors.

We are now moving to develop these initiatives and delivery structures, including engaging with other States, industry, and stakeholders.